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The 1892 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana participated in its first-ever presidential election, having become the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The state voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent president Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former president Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. Weaver. Harrison won Montana by a narrow margin of 2.65%.
Cleveland is the only Democrat to win the White House without carrying Silver Bow County.
Results
| 1892 United States presidential election in Montana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) | 18,871 | 42.44% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 17,690 | 39.79% | 0 | |
| People's | James Weaver | 7,338 | 16.50% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | John Bidwell | 562 | 1.26% | 0 | |
| Totals | 44,461 | 99.99% | 3 | ||
Results by county
| County | Benjamin Harrison Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic |
James Baird Weaver People’s |
John Bidwell Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 729 | 53.33% | 463 | 33.87% | 155 | 11.34% | 20 | 1.46% | 266 | 19.46% | 1,367 |
| Cascade | 1,295 | 45.22% | 1,184 | 41.34% | 337 | 11.77% | 48 | 1.68% | 111 | 3.88% | 2,864 |
| Chouteau | 788 | 51.91% | 676 | 44.53% | 35 | 2.31% | 19 | 1.25% | 112 | 7.38% | 1,518 |
| Custer | 680 | 52.67% | 537 | 41.60% | 66 | 5.11% | 8 | 0.62% | 143 | 11.07% | 1,291 |
| Dawson | 343 | 53.43% | 268 | 41.74% | 23 | 3.58% | 8 | 1.25% | 75 | 11.69% | 642 |
| Deer Lodge | 1,930 | 35.47% | 2,152 | 39.55% | 1,319 | 24.24% | 40 | 0.74% | -222 | -4.08% | 5,441 |
| Fergus | 766 | 55.59% | 560 | 40.64% | 31 | 2.25% | 21 | 1.52% | 206 | 14.95% | 1,378 |
| Gallatin | 998 | 43.32% | 1,144 | 49.65% | 80 | 3.47% | 82 | 3.56% | -146 | -6.33% | 2,304 |
| Jefferson | 740 | 38.05% | 730 | 37.53% | 447 | 22.98% | 28 | 1.44% | 10 | 0.52% | 1,945 |
| Lewis and Clark | 2,014 | 38.14% | 2,093 | 39.64% | 1,073 | 20.32% | 100 | 1.89% | -79 | -1.50% | 5,280 |
| Madison | 762 | 48.81% | 634 | 40.61% | 151 | 9.67% | 14 | 0.90% | 128 | 8.20% | 1,561 |
| Meagher | 839 | 44.63% | 735 | 39.10% | 292 | 15.53% | 14 | 0.74% | 104 | 5.53% | 1,880 |
| Missoula | 2,045 | 39.82% | 2,340 | 45.56% | 706 | 13.75% | 45 | 0.88% | -295 | -5.74% | 5,136 |
| Park | 1,192 | 49.81% | 1,048 | 43.79% | 123 | 5.14% | 30 | 1.25% | 144 | 6.02% | 2,393 |
| Silver Bow | 3,251 | 38.58% | 2,648 | 31.43% | 2,473 | 29.35% | 54 | 0.64% | 603 | 7.15% | 8,426 |
| Yellowstone | 479 | 53.88% | 369 | 41.51% | 23 | 2.59% | 18 | 2.02% | 110 | 12.37% | 889 |
| Totals | 18,851 | 42.54% | 17,581 | 39.67% | 7,334 | 16.55% | 549 | 1.24% | 1,270 | 2.87% | 44,315 |
See also
Notes
References
- "1892 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Géoelections; presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for John Bidwell (.xlsx file for €15)
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